All Chapters of The Alpha's Rejected Omega: Chapter 71

LorienI didn’t expect him to come.Cassius.He showed up at the hospital just before sunset, standing in the doorway like a shadow from a past life I’d tried to bury deep.Caius had been fussing in his bed, and Lucian was playing with the hem of my shirt, but the second they saw him, everything stilled.He didn’t say anything at first. Just walked in and picked Caius up like he belonged in his arms.“Seriously?” I asked, crossing my arms. “You don’t care what people will think?”He looked at me, calm—too calm. “Don’t ruin it.”Just like that. No fire. No challenge. No anger. Just… peace.I glanced at Caius, who had settled into his father’s hold with a softness that nearly broke me. His little lips curled into a content smile, eyes half-lidded, and my heart clenched so tightly I had to look away.“Fine,” I muttered. “Let’s go.”The walk home was oddly quiet. The streets weren’t empty. In fact, people were watching—onlookers whispering behind barely-concealed hands, pretending they we